Did Knicks SG J.R. Smith take a shot at Denver on Twitter?

So Knicks guard J.R. Smith, the former Nugget, received a tweet from a fan, and Smith retweeted the fan’s sentiments. The tweet, as seen in the photo below, was written by @T_Humphrey34 to Smith:

@T_Humphrey34: @TheRealJRSmith Crazy how different things can be when you play for a coach, team, and city who believes in you and has your back..

Smith, of course, had a rocky relationship with the Nuggets and coach George Karl. Smith is an amazing talent, but his selfish play over the years irked many around the team. The guy never reached his potential, but this season, with the Knicks, Smith is playing masterful basketball. He told the NY press that he has slowed down on his night-club partying, and Smith has become an important player for one of the East’s better teams.

Who cares about JR. Just stick Brewer on him and I bet he get frustrated and starts to do stupid things again.

Jim

Smith is correct in everything he says. The Nuggets are not committed to winning, They’re only committed to selling tickets. If they were committed to winning a title, they’d have gotten rid of Karl a long time ago and would not have given Lawson and McGee their ridiculous contracts.

Bill Riordan

Wow, we must have been watching different J.R. Smiths when he was around here. While I share your views on McGee, I don’t really know what Lawson’s contract is, or what the option would have been without him. As for Karl, I have been watching him coach since I lived in Seattle years ago and he had the Payton-led teams. I think he is a quite good coach, actually, and will never understand the local criticisms of him around here. The difference between his resume and Gregg Popovitich can be summed in two words, “Tim Duncan.”

Bill Riordan

Good god! Smith is a dope and the Nuggets are lucky to be rid of him. For years here in Denver fans, including myself, thought Smith would be great. Now Knicks fans can get familiar with the same frustrations. Let’s see how Knicks fans feel about Smith a year from now. Jeez, a few dozen games into the season and a chucker who is shooting under 42% from the field is suddenly having a revitalized career. Are you kidding me?

BigDNugFan

I agree with J.R. and the tweet. However, there are those in Denver that did love J.R. and miss his scoring and passion. It was worth the occasional lapse in judgement. Karl is stubborn to a fault and it is hurting Denver NOW and hurt them in the past. Karl rode JR so much when he was here, he wasn’t allowed to make mistakes. This year it is Javale. He should be getting MORE minutes but instead, Karl goes with Mosgov who’s softer than a baby’s bottom, yet started Moz last year (great insight there George). When we need scoring, we fail to see Jordan Hamilton come on or even Javale. He preaches defense which he now has, but G*d help us some nights to get some offense going. Karl is stubborn to a fault. He didn’t play the Manimal last year until he had no choice and Manimal stepped up. Denver could be a threat, but not with Karl at the helm. He will keep Koufos and/or Mozgov in at the end when he should be priming McGee for the pressure situations when it’s going to matter. We all strive well when people believe in us…like JR…Karl is going to frustrate Javale right out of Denver and again the Nuggets fans will pay the price. Karl, you may have a winning record, but face it, not where it counts. Play those that will get us a ring or step down PLEASE!

JR Sucks

I’m not sure who is dumber. You or JR Smith?

Hello Lady

your just dont like smith, so stop calling people dumb, IDIOT

Big “E”

Maybe he should have given up the partying while he was here and might have been more consistent…….

diehardnr1

JR…Still as dumb as ever…

CP

I’ve met JR and I honestly think he might be mildly disabled mentally. However, it is time for Karl to move on.

Lafanso Elis

Karl? I am sure mean JR. JR is the retweeter. Karl doesn’t care about this pile of crap anymore

Erick

Smith like Javale lack Basketball I.Q but the difference between the two is that Javale realizes he commits mistakes and is willing to earn his minutes. J.R smith was always in the doghouse because in his mind, he never commited a mistake. George Karl is a top 3 coach in today’s league and is 7th all time in wins. I trust in George Karl because there’s not a lot of coaches who can keep Denver a competitor in this tough Western Conference.

Chris Dempsey arrived at The Denver Post in Dec. 2003 after seven years at the Boulder Daily Camera, where he primarily covered the University of Colorado football and men's basketball teams. A University of Colorado-Boulder alumnus, Dempsey covers the Nuggets and also chips in on college sports.